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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-442-000]

 
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request 
Under Blanket Authorization

July 25, 2008.
    Take notice that on July 18, 2008, CenterPoint Energy Gas 
Transmission Company (CEGT), 1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 
77002-5231, filed in Docket No. CP08-442-000, a prior notice request 
pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act for 
authorization to abandon, by sale and transfer, certain facilities in 
Oklahoma, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing may 
also be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or 
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, CEGT proposes to abandon, by transfer and sale at net 
book value of $544,481 as of June 30, 2008, to CenterPoint Energy 
Resources Corp., d/b/a Oklahoma Gas, an affiliated local distribution 
company, a segment of Line 11 and entire Line 11-D. CEGT states that 
Line 11 consists of 8,126 feet of 4\1/2\ inch steel pipe with two 
domestic taps and Line 11-D consists of 16,613 feet of 2\3/8\ inch 
steel diameter pipe with nine domestic taps, both located in Comanche 
County, Oklahoma. CEGT asserts that Oklahoma Gas will incorporate these 
lines as part of its existing low-pressure distribution system in 
Oklahoma.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Lawrence O. Thomas, Director-Rates & Regulatory, CenterPoint Energy Gas 
Transmission Company, P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, Louisiana 71151, or 
call (318) 429-2804.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant 
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's 
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of 
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the 
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day 
after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not 
withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, 
the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-17641 Filed 7-31-08; 8:45 am]

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